The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Gold kantharos (drinking cup with two high vertical handles)

Gold kantharos (drinking cup with two high vertical handles)

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 151

Description

The kantharos, one of the oldest Greek vase shapes, first became prominent during the Middle Helladic period (ca. 2000–1600 B.C.). While the cup and handles of this example are ancient, both show evidence of reworking, and it is possible that elements have been combined that did not originally belong together.
References

Richter, Gisela M.A. 1908. "The Prehistoric Art of Greece in the Museum." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 3(2): pp. 22, 28, fig. 1.

von Bothmer, Dietrich. 1984. "A Greek and Roman Treasury." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 42(1): no. 3, pp. 6, 17.
See also
What
Metal (59,587)

Silver (14,059)

Gold (12,483)

Drinking vessels (6,032)

Kantharoi (58)
Where
Europe (150,013)

Greece (6,289)

Peloponnese (405)

Mycenae (135)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,741)
In the Museum
Greek and Roman Art (17,330)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Southern Europe, 2000–1000 B.C.
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